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New House Bill Aims to Uphold Device Encryption

Feb 12, 2016 07:26 AM EST

When the United States government started promoting the idea of installing backdoors on computers and devices in order to help in criminal investigations, several tech companies jumped in alarm, citing some serious security and privacy repercussions of the proposal. Now, two lawmakers have proposed a House bill that if approved, will prevent any state or even local government bodies from forcing tech companies to create backdoors on their software or hardware products.

US Prosecutor Proposes Loosening Data Encryption Standards

Phenny Lynn Palec |

Nov 19, 2015 09:51 AM EST

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. is advocating for a federal legislation that will require tech companies to allow law enforcement agencies backdoor access to encrypted data that passes through their computer systems.

How to Encrypt Messages on Any Website - Even Facebook, Twitter, Gmail

Michael A. Katz |

Nov 06, 2014 08:59 AM EST

ShadowCrypt is a new browser extension that allows users to exchange encrypted messages on any website, rendering once insecure sites like Facebook, Twitter and Gmail safe from prying eyes.

Snowden: Facebook, Google ‘Dangerous,’ 'Get Rid' of Dropbox

Michael A. Katz |

Oct 12, 2014 08:18 PM EDT

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden called Facebook and Google "dangerous services" while suggesting people "get rid" of Dropbox and use SpiderOak instead. He also said that iCloud data isn't encrypted.

FBI Director Calls Out Apple, Google Over Smartphone Encryption

Marc Maligalig |

Sep 27, 2014 09:49 PM EDT

James Comey, director of the United State's Federal Bureau of Investigation, slammed Apple and Google on Thursday for creating new types of data encryption for smartphones.

US I.T. Firms Beef Up Data Servers Against NSA Surveillance

Christl Leong |

Jun 07, 2014 06:05 AM EDT

Major internet companies are strengthening their systems against unauthorized access after reports of NSA surveillance revealed by whistle-blower Edward Snowden were made public.